Electric-light fixture.



R. M. BEARD. ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1. 1916.

Patented ()(it. 16, 1917.

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RICHARD M. BEARD, OF NEW YORK, Ill. Y.

ELECTRIC-LIGHT FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed July 1, 1916. Serial No. 107,043.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD M. BEARD, :1 citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the borough of Manhattan and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric-Light Fixtures, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to electric lighting fixtures of the indirect or semi-indirect type.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a lighting fixture of this character which is of a simple construction and is adapted to be supported by a lamp Socket which depends from the ceiling or other suitable structure. Another object of the invention is to provide a fixture in which the reflector may be temporarily supported in place while the lamp socket and other portions of the fixture are being secured in position, whereby the entire fi ture may be readily assembled and placed in position by onev man.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the detailed descriptlonhereinafter to follow, and will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a central vertical section or a lighting fixture constructed in accordance with the principles of the in vention; and

Fig. 2 is a detail of the means utilized to temporarily support the reflector 1n position.

The lighting fixture shown, as is usual with fixtures of this type, comprises a ceiling reflector 1 which is circular in shape and preferably slightly cone-shaped so as to spread the rays reflected from 1ts surface. The reflector may be constructed from any suitable material, a composition having 'plaster of Paris as a base, being ordinarily employed. The reflector can then be cast in inolds and given any desired curvature and surface ornamentation, as in the ceiling reflector shown, the reflecting face is fluted. The reflector is provided with a central opening 3, which is'of a reduced diameter at its upper end, providing a curved annular shoulder l. l itting within this opemng and abutting against the shoulder l is a cupshaped shell 5 having a central opening therein alining with the opening of reduced size in the reflector. A plurality of resilient hooks 7 are riveted to the shell 5 at their lower ends and project from the rear face of the reflector and are curved at the upper ends to provide hooked portions 8. The end 9 or" each hooked portion is bent laterally, as shown in Fig. 2, and is bent adjacent its point of jointure with the'hooked portion 8 to provide a seat 10. As is obvious the reflector is cast around the shell 5 and hooks 7 which will rigidly secure these parts to the reflector.

Positioned directly over the central opening in the reflector, and disposed within a suitable recess within the ceiling, is an outlet box in which is mounted a fixture stud 11. This stud is threaded at its lower end and carries a bar or cross head 13 which is threaded upon the same. Passing through suitable openings in the outer ends of this bar are resilient hooks 14, similar in construction to the resilient hooks 7, having hooked portions 15 provided with lateral caset ends 16, which are also provided with seats 17 adjacent their points of connections with the hooked portions 15. These resilient hooks serve as the means for temporarily supporting the reflector in position until the other parts of the structure are assembled, and it will be seen from Fig. 2 that in order to place the reflector in position it is necessary to bring the respective resilient hooks 7 and 14 into proximity, and then slightly rotate the reflector when the ends 16 of the hooked portions 15 will engage beneath the hooked portions 8 of the resilient hooks 7 and in the same manner the oflset ends 9 of the hooks 7 will engage beneath the hooked portions 15 of the resilient hooks 14. From Fig. 2 it will be seen that the 0dset portions 9 and16, respectively, should be bent just suiiiciently to permit the free ends of the offset portions to pass beneath the corresponding hooked portions, and then as the reflector is rotated, the resilienc of the hooks will permit them to yield su ciently to seat, as described, and the reflector will be held against the ceiling by the resiliency of the hooks.

The other portions of the fixture comprise a shade 18 which may be of translucent C glass, where ya semi-indirect lighting system is desired, or may consist of a bowl of an opaque material, where an indlrect system tion, since it will bind the curved annular neeaeei is employed. This bowl or shade is procomplished by making the reflector, slightly I vided with the usual central opening, which cone-shaped as described which raises the is fitted into a flanged disk 19. Secured to peripheral edge of the rear face and prothis disk are supporting arms or rods 20, vides a recess or chamber in which the hooks which are curved outwardly in their middle are located. It will also be noted that the portions as shown, to provide suficient space hooks 14 which depend. from the ceiling are for the incandescent lamp. These arms are carried by the stud 11 so that the supporting secured at their upper ends to a shell 21, of hooks may be used without change with any a similar shape to the shell 5, but of a of the existing type of outlet boxes and' slightly smaller size so that it will'snugly without marring the ceiling. It will be fit within the same. This shell is also profurtherknoted that the lamp socket is subvided with a central opening. The shade is stantially concealed from view by positionsupported by a hollow metallic cap 23 which ing it within the central opening in the reis secured to the disk 19 by means of a flector where it cannot detract from the apthreaded bolt or stud 2a, which. passes pearance of the/fixture nor cause a break in through the flanged disk and cap and has a the graceful and ornamental lines thereof. thumb knob 24 threaded upon its lower end I claim: 7 which draws the disk and cap together. 1. In combination, a lamp socket and its An incandescent lamp is shown and dessupport, a reflector comprising a disk of ignated 27, which lamp is mounted in the plastic composition having a central openusual lamp socket 28 which is rigidly suping through which said support passes, a ported by a threaded pipe or nipple 29, one. metallic shell lining said opening, a second end of which is threaded into the upper end *shell in said opening fitting over said lamp of the lamp socket, as'is the usual construcsocket and resting against said first named tion, while the other end of the nipple is shell, and shade-holding means carried by supported from the fixture stud 11 by means said second named shell. of an open union or hickey 30, through 2. In an electric 'lighting fixture, a rewhich leading-in wires pass for connection fiector comprising a disk of plastic composito the socket. When the lamp socket 18 tion having a central opening therein, a merigidly supported as described, the curved tallic shell lining said opening, a second annular shoulder upon the shell 21 rests shell in said opening upon which said reupon the lamp socket and will support the flector rests, said last named shell being arms 20 and the other portions of the shade-- adapted to receive a lamp socket and to be holding means. lhe lamp socket also rigidly supports the ceiling reflector in posicarried by said second named shell.

3. In an electric lighting fixture, a reshoulder on the shell 21 against the shoulder fiector comprising a disk of plastic composiupon the shell 5 secured in the central opention having a central opening therein, and

ing in the reflector. When, th re, the a metallic shell embedded in said central lamp socket is secured tightly into place the opening for reinforcing and supporting said ceiling reflector 9 will be held against the reflector, said shell being of a size and shape ceiling and rigidly positioned, after which to receive and substantially conceal the lamp time the temporary supporting means comsocket.

supported thereby, and shade-holding means prising the resilient hooks 7 and 14 are no longer necessary to support the reflector, but remain in position to serve as a support in dismantling the fixture.

4. In an electric lighting fixture, a refiector comprising a disk of plastic composition having a central opening therein, and a cup-shaped metallic shell embedded in said In assembling the fixture, the ceilin recentral opening, said shell being of a depth fiector is first temporarily supports by and size to receive a lamp socket and to submeans of the hooks 7 and 14 by s ightly rostantially conceal the same. tating the reflector to bring the oii'set portions of the hooks mto locking engagement fiector comprising a disk of plastic composiwith each other, the resilient hooks holding tion having a central boss, said boss having the reflector rigidly against the ceiling. The an opening therethrough, and a cup-shaped shell 21 is then fitted within the central shell embedded in said opening, said shell opening in the ceiling reflector and the being of a depth and size to receive and to lamp socket 28 secured in place, which may substantially conceal a lamp socket.

be readily accomplished by a single work- 6. In an electric lighting fixture, a reman as the ceiling reflector supports itself flector comprising a disk of plastic composiduring this operation. tion and resilient hooks having laterally It will be noted that in the assembled fixbent ends carried by said reflector and ceilture, the hooks whichsupport the reflector, ing or like structure, respectively, for supare entirely concealed and hence do not deporting said reflector in abutting relation to tract from the ornamental appearance of the said structure.- firture. This feature of construction is ac- 7. In an electric lighting fixture, a re- 5. In an electric lighting fixture, a reflector comprising a disk of plastic composition and having a central opening therein, a

shell lining said opening and hooks secured to said shell and projecting from the rear face of said reflector.

S. In an electric lighting fixture, a reflector comprising a disk of plastic composition and having a central opening therein, a shell in said opening, and supporting hooks secured to said shell projecting from the rear face of said reflector, said face having its peripheral edge raised to provide a space for the hooks.

9. In combination, a ceiling outlet box, having a fixture stud mounted therein, hooks carried by said stud, a'reflector, and hooks projecting from the rear face of said reflector engaging said first named hooks and holding the reflector against the ceiling, a

lamp socket, and a support carried by said fixture stud for supporting said lamp socket.

10. In combination, a ceiling outlet box,

having a fixture stud mounted therein, hooks carried by said stud, a reflector, and hooks projecting from the rear face of said reflector engaging said first named hooks and- RICHARD M. BEARD. 1

Witnesses:

VVALDo M. GHAPIN, HENRY J. KARL. 

